Total Crime Rate

306.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Hendon Broadway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Hendon Broadway (NW9 7EE) in the last 12 months was 306.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.6% higher than the Colindale South average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hendon Broadway (NW9 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herbert Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhen Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Hendon Broadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Drugs Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent View Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stuart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stuart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herbert Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Esmar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esmar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmead Avenue

Data Sources

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